MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NATPE Conference) — Net2TV Corporation (www.net2television.com),
a smart TV media company, will begin offering CINEQUEST Film Festival
films on its Portico smart TV service beginning this Friday, February 1.
The feature-length CINEQUEST films come from independent filmmakers
worldwide. Portico, which was launched in December 2012, features free,
ad-supported programming from CBS Interactive’s CHOW.com,
Popular Science, Discovery’s Revision3, WSJ Live from The Wall
Street Journal and now CINEQUEST.

“We’re building a new type of TV programming service and these
independent films are important additions to our line-up,” said Net2TV’s
Senior Vice President of Programming, Jim Monroe. “These excellent films
from CINEQUEST give our viewers access to fresh, new creative voices and
provides these filmmakers the opportunity to find a wider audience for
their work.”

“The films featured at our CINEQUEST Festival are among the best indie
film available today,” said Kathleen Powell, president and co-founder of
CINEQUEST. “We’re excited about the opportunity to work with Net2TV to
bring its Portico viewers these new films from some of today’s most
talented filmmakers.”

About CINEQUEST

CINEQUEST (www.cinequest.org)
is a vanguard organization that, for more than 20 years, has fused
creativity with technological innovation to empower, improve, and
transform the lives of people and communities through CINEQUEST Picture
the Possibilities (PTP), CINEQUEST Film Festival and CINEQUEST Mavericks
Studio.

The CINEQUEST Film Festival showcases premiere films, renowned and
emerging artists, and breakthrough technology—empowering global
connectivity between creators and innovators. The 2013 CINEQUEST Film
Festival runs from February 26 through March 10 in San Jose, California.

About Net2TV

Net2TV Corporation is a smart TV media company that delivers free,
cloud-based, ad-supported programming on its Portico TV service. The
company is headed by industry veterans from MTV/Nickelodeon, Black
Arrow, NBC, TiVo and Netflix.

Net2TV works with established media brands and emerging independent
producers to develop full 30- or 60-minute television programs for smart
TVs. In addition to CINEQUEST, Net2TV’s Portico TV service carries
online TV programming like Discovery’s Revision3 and CBS Interactive’s
CHOW.com, and traditional print media brands including WSJ Live from The
Wall Street Journal and Bonnier’s Popular Science. Portico
programming is updated daily and new types of entertainment and
informational programming will be added in the future.

The company was started in May 2012 and launched its Portico TV service
in December 2012 on Philips Smart TVs (2011 models and later) in the
U.S. Net2TV is based in Redwood City, Calif. For more information, visit www.net2television.com.

Note to Editors: NATPE. Net2TV Founder and CEO Tom Morgan is speaking
today, Tuesday, January 29 at 10 a.m. on the NATPE panel The Media
Everywhere Opportunity: How OTT is Changing the Game; Net2TV
co-founder and Senior Vice President of Programming, Jim Monroe, is also
speaking at NATPE today at 12:45 p.m. on the panel The Cloud: A
Paradigm Shift for Online Video Content Providers.

Net2TV is a trademark of Net2TV Corporation. Portico, Portico TV and the
Portico logo are service marks of Net2TV Corporation. All other
trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks are the property of
their respective owners.